A huge thank you to our amazing Grade Three students for doing such a beautiful job reading the poem In Flanders Field during our Remembrance Day assembly last week. We were so proud of the way they showed respect and honored those who served and continue to serve for our country.
It was another busy week in Room 10 and 11 😊 Please check out what we've been up to...
Writing
During our daily reading and writing times we continue to work on learning new strategies to further develop our skills and stamina. This week all classes did a school wide writing assessment where students had a choice from 3-4 different picture prompts to write a story about. After choosing the picture they wanted to write about, students were given 10
minutes of talk time with a partner to look at the prompt and discuss. Next, students and teachers co-created criteria together about what were important things to consider when writing a story. Before starting their writing students had 10
minutes to pre-plan prior to writing. Ask your child to tell you about the wonderful story they wrote!
Oral Storytelling
We have been having lots of fun continuing our work with our oral storytelling. This week we created our storyboards for our creative stories about how the Hoodoos were formed. We related oral stories to written stories and talked about the similarities and differences between them. Students noticed that they have similar structures (beginning, middle, end, characters, setting, problem, solution) but have a different method of being shared. As students finished up their drawings, we began to create our 'What's Important About...' criteria for oral storytelling. The students came up with many great ideas for what oral storytelling should 'sound' like...
- have an exciting beginning that introduces the setting and characters
- build up to the problem in the middle
- share the solution to the problem in the end
- add Juicy Words (describing words) to help the story come to life
- use expression to make it exciting to listen to
- make sure you add pauses so you don't go too fast
- add a dramatic stop if you can
Math
We continue to work on developing our number sense and talking about how we apply it to our strategies to help us solve problems. Students work towards building fluency and flexibility with understanding numbers and how they can manipulate them.
Math game ideas for home:
Science
We have started to look closely at the 'story of rocks' by learning about the Rock Cycle. So far we have talked about the different kinds of rocks - Igneous, Sedimentary and Metamorphic. This week the students practiced their jot note skills while watching a video about how Igneous rocks are formed.
Social
We have now completed our residency with Elder Shirley. Students enjoyed learning about traditional Blackfoot ways from her as well as learning about different types of dancing.
We will continue to talk about the importance of looking at and understanding things from different perspectives as we move on to look closely at life in four diverse communities
around our world. Students will work on inquiring about how geographic,
social, cultural and linguistic factors affect quality of life in different communities
in the world, enriching their awareness and appreciation of how
people live in other places.
Upcoming Important Dates and Reminders
- Nov 21(evening) and 22 (morning) – Parent Teacher Conferences
- Nov 21 – No School for Kindergarten only
- Dec 17 – Christmas Concert (K-2)
- Dec 18 – Christmas Concert (Gr 3-6) Dec 19 – Last Day of School before Break
- Dec 19 – Report Cards go home
- Dec 20 – No School (PD)
- Dec 21 – Jan 5 – Winter Break
- Jan 6 – No School (PD)
- Jan 7 – School Begins
